Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-10-14
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Town and Country

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Town and Country.
Joseph Shillington, the veteran Wash
ington bookseller, is dead.
The bird season commences tomorrow,
and guns and dogs are in great demand.
The attention of our lady readers is d.
rected to the new ad. of Kings Palace, on
this page
Mr.. George d. Waters, of Spencerville,
this county, has secured a position with a
commission house in Washington.
We regret much to State that MIR. Samuel
Wade Magruder is lying dangerously i'll at
his home, near Hunting Hill, this county.
Information has been received here of
the serious illness, in Baltimore, of Mr..
Jesse t. Higgins, formerly of this county.
Mr.. Samuel Jones, Jr., Of Potomac dis
trict. has been appointed to clerkship in
the office of Capt. James Anderson, Clerk
of the Circuit Court
On Thursday of last week Mr.. r. T. Jar.
Doe brought to this place Jackscrew colt,
8 years old, which weighed 1910 pounds.
This is considered "A very heavy weight for
colt of that age.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Fannie, second daughter of the late Joseph
II. Maddox, to Mr.. James A. Dorset, on
Wednesday morning next, at the residence
of the mother of the bride-elect in Alexan-
dria, Va.
Hon. Joseph T. Moore, ex-State Senator,
was married on Wednesday of last week to
Miss Eliza Bentley, eldest daughter of Mr..
r. T. Bentley, at the residence of the brides
parents, BLOOMFIELD" near Sandy Spring,
this county.
On Sunday last very large congrega-
ton was in attendance at Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church, at this place, to hear the
initial sermon Of the new pastor, Rev. A.
S. Johns, formerly of Middleburg, Loudoun
county, Va.
In another column will be found the
notice of Grand Democratic Rally at this
place on the 29th instant. Some of the
most eloquent speakers in the State will
address the meeting, and every Democrat
in the county should be in attendance.
Sales of livestock ut Drovers Rest, Mon
day, October 10, are reported by Tavcnner
Bros, as follows: Cattle-best, 81 to cts
good, 80 to 81 cts; medium, at 3 to 81 cents
common, "a TO cents; sheep and lambs
sheep, 2 to Al cents; lambs, 5 to Ct calves,
5 to 81 cents; 80 cows and calves from $40
to $45 Market for all kinds of stock brisk
On Wednesday last two white boys
named Alex. Hill and Hugh Hinton were
committed TO the House Of Correction for
six months by Justice r. G.. Davidson for
stealing lot of bee hives from the premises
of Mr.. W Il. Dove, near Potomac. They
were taken TO that institution on Wednes-
day evening by Constable Henry Higgins.
The annual convention of the Christian
Missionary Society of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia commenced
its session at West Beaver Creek, Washing
loH SOuutJ Ou uSouo5 last L nc iOifOW-
ing delegates were sent by the Christian
churches at this place and Redland: Rock
ville-Mrs. II. G. Hurley, Miss S. G. Hig
gins, E. W. Homer, Frank Green and w.
II. Schell. Rcdland-Miss Clara Bready,
Chas. A. Spates and II. A. Baker
A special session of the Circuit Court for
this county was held here on Tuesday last,
Judges Lynch and Vinson on the Bench, to
consider the petition of William II. Ten.
ney, of Georgetown, d. G., asking for the
appointment of receiver on the estate of
Charles G. Wilson, bankrupt The case
was argued by James Dawson for the petit
toner, and james b. Henderson and Ed.
ward G. Peter for the respondent, out owing
to the absence Of witnesses the further con
sideration was postponed until the 9th day
of November next.